International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies 7(3) [2020] 50-53 e-ISSN: 2548-060X International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies journal homepage: www.dergipark.gov.tr/ijeat Original Research Article Analysis of pollution load originating from cattle, small ruminant and poultry: A comparative case study for Isparta, Turkey Kazım Kumaş1, Ali Akyüz2* 1 Department of Electricity and Energy, Bucak Emin Gülmez Technical Sciences Vocational School, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey 2 Department of Electronics and Automation, Bucak Emin Gülmez Technical Sciences Vocational School, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Uni., Burdur, Turkey ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT * Corresponding author The animal wastes and bacteria in the fertilizer reach the water sources as a result of washing [email protected] with precipitation and floods and cause deterioration of microbial quality. If the necessary precautions are not taken, it will be inevitable for wastes in livestock enterprises to pollute Received July 4, 2020 Accepted August 31, 2020 groundwater and resources as a potential pollutant. In this study, animal pollution load caused by spreading pollutant sources of Isparta center and its districts in Burdur basin was determined. In the pollution load calculation, 2019 animal numbers data were used according to three Published by Editorial Board different animal species and the annual total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) loads were Members of IJEAT calculated. As a result of the calculation, the total TN load is 272.22 tons / year, total TP load was calculated as 8.45 tons / year. In addition, the district with the most widespread pollution load was determined and comparisons were made among the districts. © This article is distributed by Turk Journal Park System under the CC 4.0 terms and conditions. Keywords: Animal pollution load; Diffuse pollutants; Total nitrogen; Total phosphorus doi: 10.31593/ijeat.764217 1. Introduction order to determine a strategy for the protection of water resources, it is first necessary to identify the pollutant sources Despite the increasing need for water due to the rapid causing pollution in the receiving water environments [1]. population growth, the scarcity of suitable resources is Animal husbandry activities may cause contamination of depressing. Problems experienced due to excessive water use surface and groundwater resources if controlled waste and pollution that emerged in parallel with the developing management is not applied. Depending on factors such as industry and agricultural activities have increased the climate conditions, waste characteristics, feeding technique importance of water resources management, especially on and techniques used in waste management, the negative basin basis. Despite the increasing need for water due to the effects of wastes on the environment may change. [2]. rapid population growth, the scarcity of suitable resources is The direct access of cattle and small ruminant to the water quite remarkable. The problems experienced due to excessive source, surface runoff water from manure piles, shelters and water use and pollution emerging in parallel with the open feeding areas, leaks from manure storage structures, developing industry and agricultural activities day by day flooding of storage areas, surface runoff water from fertilizer have increased the importance of water resources areas and pastures threaten drinking water sources [3,4]. management, especially on basin basis. One of the most More than 70% of surface and groundwater are used in important parameters of sustainable watershed management agricultural irrigation in Turkey. Therefore, ensuring the is to identify pollutant sources and to determine the protection and sustainability of Turkey's water resources is appropriate strategy for the control of existing pollution. In extremely important [5]. Turkey still has livestock in the K. Kumaş and A. Akyüz: Analysis of pollution load originating from cattle, small ruminant and poultry: A comparative … International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies, Year 2020, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 50-53 51 event of a widespread agricultural sector. Some of the wastes are given in Table 2 [10]. In the load estimation calculation, from livestock activities are used as natural fertilizers in the number of animals in Table 1 and the unit animal loads agriculture; the remaining part is collected in open in Table 2 were used. As a result of multiplying the number warehouses under unsanitary conditions or poured into the of animals and load coefficients, the spread pollution load has nearest land. The spread N (nitrogen) and P (phosphorus) been determined. 15% for nitrogen and 5% for phosphorus loads from animal wastes are also important pollutant sources were used to reach pollution caused by animal activities to coming to the basin. When animal wastes are used as natural the receiving environment. fertilizers, the nitrogen and phosphorus unit loads spreading Table 1. Animal Numbers [9] to the environment are highly variable depending on the Districts Cattle Small Ruminant Poultry animal category, type, feeding habits, weights and Aksu 8377 9696 2174 fertilization characteristics. Therefore, it is difficult to Atabey 6266 20511 4555 determine the unit loads [6]. Eğirdir 15059 70313 5151 Considering TN load distribution in Turkey, agricultural Gelendost 6643 27796 16164 fertilizer use has the highest share with 35%. Then, land use Gönen 5013 25129 7590 has a share of 33%. Other parts are livestock (21%), Keçiborlu 9636 20669 8588 atmospheric transport (7%), septic tank (3%) and leachate Merkez 19626 83215 197042 (1%). When the distribution of TP loads has been analyzed, Senirkent 4066 32691 893 it is seen that most of the loads have been caused by fertilizer Sütçüler 10749 39401 10605 use (54%), animal husbandry following agricultural activities Uluborlu 1694 15751 1099 (23%) and land use (14%). Septic tank and leachate TP load Yalvaç 34722 122548 43690 distribution have 8% and 1%, respectively [7]. Yenişarbademli 1550 3109 1959 In this study, TN (Total Nitrogen) and TP (Total Phosphorus) Şarkikaraağaç 30089 66664 12374 loads from agriculture and animal husbandry were calculated for Isparta, which has rich groundwater and groundwater In the calculation of anthropocenic spread loads arising from potential. animal husbandry activities, animal weights were accepted as 500 kg for cattle, 45 kg for small ruminant and 2 kg for 2. Materials and Method poultry and the number of animals was distributed equally to Isparta has 893.307 hectares (353.959 forests, 251.282 the districts remaining in the basin [11]. agriculture, 81.719 pastures) and is the center of the Göller Table 2. Load Coefficients Resulting from Livestock region. While 77% are used agriculturally, 70.156 hectares Activities [10] are used as water surfaces and 136.191 hectares are used as Animal Type Cattle Small Ruminant Poultry other non-agricultural areas. Although the land structure of TN 8.2 1 0.06 Isparta is mountainous and rugged, it also has important fresh (kg/animal/year) TN 0.30 0.42 0.52 water resources and fertile plains. Isparta is one of the (kg/ton animal mass/day) important centers where cattle, sheep and poultry and TN to environment 0.15 0.15 0.15 TP freshwater fishing are carried out. 0.91 0.05 0.008 (kg/animal /year) Livestock is one of the most important livelihoods of the TP (kg/ton animal mass/day) 0.10 0.06 0.22 people. Yalvaç, Şarkikaraağaç, Senirkent, Merkez and TP to environment 0.05 0.05 0.05 Sütçüler districts where the livestock activities are most intense. Wastewater originating from other settlements in the 3. Results and Discussion provincial boundaries is given directly to the land or streams TN and TP loads caused by animal wastes vary depending on in the vicinity, and activities such as animal husbandry and the animal category, type, feeding habits, weight and agriculture in the surrounding settlements pose a risk to fertilization feature. The nutrients that limit primary human and environmental health. The use of unconscious production in surface waters are nitrogen and phosphorus. drugs and fertilizers significantly affects soil and water These nutrients cause primary production to increase and pollution across the province where agriculture and animal eutrophication if they are found in large amounts in husbandry are developed [8]. wastewater. TN and TP loads created by livestock activities Isparta (Turkey Statistical Institute (TSI) -2019) number of reach surface and groundwater through infiltration. animals are listed in Table 1. When the total number of Therefore, TN and TP loads are important pollutant sources animals in the districts has been analyzed, the highest number for water bodies. Concentrations of these pollutants should of animals is in the central district, while the district with the be taken into consideration in regions where livestock is least number of animals is Yenişarbademli [9]. concentrated [12, 13]. Pollution load coefficients resulting from livestock activities K. Kumaş and A. Akyüz: Analysis of pollution load originating from cattle, small ruminant and poultry: A comparative … International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies, Year 2020, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 50-53 52 Atabey and Gönen districts of Isparta (100%), a large part of Table 4. TP load due to livestock activities (tons / year) Keçiborlu district (87%), a small part of the central district Districts Cattle Small Ruminant Poultry (2.34%) and Sevinçbey and Bademli Villages (1.40%) of the Aksu 0.3811 0.0242 0.0008 Eğirdir district are located in the Burdur basin. In the pressure Atabey 0.2851 0.0512 0.0018 impact analysis of the basin, nitrogen, phosphorus, etc. are Eğirdir 0.6851 0.1757 0.0020 among the pollutant sources from livestock activities. Such Gelendost 0.3022 0.0694 0.0064 elements reach the water resources with superficial and Gönen 0.2280 0.0628 0.0030 artificial flows [14]. Keçiborlu 0.4384 0.0516 0.0034 TN load distribution resulting from livestock activities of Merkez 0.8929 0.2080 0.0788 Isparta center and its districts can be seen in Table 3.